Jennifer Badger
Biography
My research interests include agricultural practices in California’s Central Valley, climate change, agroecology, the spatial distribution of pollutants, human and ecosystem health.
Education
2010 B.S. Conservation Resource Studies, highest honors, University of California, Berkeley
2022 M.A. Geography: The Geography of Long Term Exposure to Particulate Matter 2.5 and COVID-19 Mortality; An Assessment of the Fragility and Spatial Sensitivity of a Significant Finding
Research
The research interests shaping my pursuit of a PhD include the intersection of agricultural practices, climate change, and the agricultural sector’s production of harmful pollutants. In particular, I am interested in the application of agroecological practices to increase the overall resilience of agricultural systems to climate change and to reduce synthetic inputs and their accompanying toll on human and ecosystem health.
Advisors
Susanna Hecht, Professor of Geography and Urban Planning (Committee Chair)
Park Williams, Professor of Geography
Thomas Gillespie, Professor of Geography
Stephen R. Gliessman, Professor of Agroecology, UC Santa Cruz
Michael Shin, Professor of Geography (Committee Chair)
Susanna Hecht, Professor of Geography and Urban Planning
Kathleen Bawn, Professor of Political Science
